Pep builds his system around his best players. Look how he quickly adopted the twin playmaker formation when he joined to get the best from silva and KDB. Look how now he was Cancelo as a left winger who tracks back instead of a left back who goes forward. Look how he got Walker, Delph and Zinchenko dropping into central midfield because their end product wasn't there. A player as good as Haaland can and will be accommodated.Maybe, and I’d hope so, but when 10 players are closing all space in a tight low block defence then I can’t imagine where we’ll find the space for a big lad to run into to drag players out of shape.
Good low block defences are extremely disciplined so why would a defender abandon his post to go with him?
The likes of Grealish or Foden (who can both work in small spaces and play fast on the break) do all they can to pull defences out of shape and it doesn’t always work so why would Haaland (who doesn’t do so well in small spaces but excels running into open spaces on the break) be the answer?
Maybe his height and heading ability could make the difference (?) because his speed in open play wouldn’t when the play isn’t open.
As I said, if Pep gets him then Pep has a plan and I’ll put my trust in that but, in the interim, I can’t see it.
PS. I should go watch a whole bunch of Haaland ‘skills & goals’ videos on YouTube and see if I can get on the wavelength that’s bringing supreme confidence to so many good Blues.
Maybe, and I’d hope so, but when 10 players are closing all space in a tight low block defence then I can’t imagine where we’ll find the space for a big lad to run into to drag players out of shape.
Good low block defences are extremely disciplined so why would a defender abandon his post to go with him?
The likes of Grealish or Foden (who can both work in small spaces and play fast on the break) do all they can to pull defences out of shape and it doesn’t always work so why would Haaland (who doesn’t do so well in small spaces but excels running into open spaces on the break) be the answer?
Maybe his height and heading ability could make the difference (?) because his speed in open play wouldn’t when the play isn’t open.
As I said, if Pep gets him then Pep has a plan and I’ll put my trust in that but, in the interim, I can’t see it.
PS. I should go watch a whole bunch of Haaland ‘skills & goals’ videos on YouTube and see if I can get on the wavelength that’s bringing supreme confidence to so many good Blues.
Hope so, this signing would take us to another level
if he’s chosen us, we’ve agreed terms and no fee has to be agreed … why doesn’t everybody just announce it!?!?
You can’t see how a natural goal scorer would improve us, seriously ?Maybe, and I’d hope so, but when 10 players are closing all space in a tight low block defence then I can’t imagine where we’ll find the space for a big lad to run into to drag players out of shape.
Good low block defences are extremely disciplined so why would a defender abandon his post to go with him?
The likes of Grealish or Foden (who can both work in small spaces and play fast on the break) do all they can to pull defences out of shape and it doesn’t always work so why would Haaland (who doesn’t do so well in small spaces but excels running into open spaces on the break) be the answer?
Maybe his height and heading ability could make the difference (?) because his speed in open play wouldn’t when the play isn’t open.
As I said, if Pep gets him then Pep has a plan and I’ll put my trust in that but, in the interim, I can’t see it.
PS. I should go watch a whole bunch of Haaland ‘skills & goals’ videos on YouTube and see if I can get on the wavelength that’s bringing supreme confidence to so many good Blues.
Related point then… anything re a Pep extension?It's really not. It's because he has told us he has already chosen City.
He's certainly within his rights to fuck us over, but it would be a MASSIVE shock at this stage.
One thing I picked up from watching him in the last few games is that he's extremely far from "clumsy". He's got really good first touch and his link up play, technical ability and passing is genuinely quite good, I was mostly impressed with that part. He basically never lost the ball or gave it away.
That stadium looks like a toaster makerNot to mention being in a capital city, the climate, the lifestyle, Real Madrid’s istory, and a redeveloped 89,000 Bernabeu stadium.
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Having been to the Bernabeu when we played Real Madrid in the Semi-final of the CL, I can confirm even then it was an amazing stadium inside, with a fantastic atmosphere. My ears were buzzing from the noise created inside the stadium. (the ear wax didn’t help)
If we pull the Haaland signing off at the expense of Real Madrid, it will be one if the biggest player transfer coups of all time. It won’t be easy against the Real Madrid Galatico player transfer machine and their media, but City can do it.
We'll adjust to how we play with Jesus/Aguero instead of the striker dropping into the 10 as he is now, he'll switch into the channels with the wingers. Its a pretty simple switch on paper, the upheaval some people are expecting seems weird to me.We would adjust style. Haaland would play higher up but drag out one or two defenders with his movement, thus creating space elsewhere. When all’s said and done, each side has 11 players.